Definitely, bring both haha ! We should unite someday for something big in Osaka ! Thanks Holeecrab for such a good time and good words about my car <3 #nohomo. Just posted photos in my BLOG too. Check em' out.

like, you can't blame much, his build was pretty top notch, to be honest, and TE37 itself is one hell of a wheels. It fits with every car on its way...

...and 86 + TE37 = Sex.

Anyway thanks to JdmSly who sold it to me, recommended seller, pretty chilled guy. Check his build here.

other than the running gears, i've installed Momo Sport Wheels and Bride Low Max III. I've always been a fan of Momo wheels - more than Nardi. Back in my childhood i think every race car i've seen in the magazine or TV, always had a Momo wheels on it. that wheel just screams "racing" for some reason.

the next thing i'll probably do is mess with that bland grey color. It getting started to bore me.

#MACKAY :
You definitely made the right choice choosing the VOLK's over any other wheel I think, it makes the car look a lot more serious now, leaning towards the "race car" look ! Both thumbs up from me

And as for the color.. You know my opinion haha, join the purple side lol, would be interesting to see 86' in that color, but choose yourself, I believe you will think of something unique.

racecar? it's only the visuals, this car won't go fast because it's too low for it
about the color, well....we'll see later

You might asked where i am in the last few days, how's the color things i asked and stuff, well, thing happens....

So i've been pretty much active on 2channel and i've got some friends on internet who had same interest in ruining Toyota 86's.
I met this guy who had a paint booth and offered me to let my car got painted for a half price and a secret prize.

Mom says always trust someone on the internet so i decided to accept the offer and go. The problem is he lives in Tokyo while i live in Osaka. That takes a while.

So here in Japan, there was a Golden Week thing where you could get a day off for a few days. Luckily Lawson happily let me to go for a bit and Jorge just come back from his college (or working or something else, i dunno really. Check his RP instead. so i asked him to stay in the garage while i'm go for a bit.

So i decided to go nuts and drive from Osaka to Tokyo. it takes about 4 hours or less, if i remember.
People says: "It's not the Destination, But the drive there" and i rightfully agree with it. 4 hours of driving wasn't that tiring as i predict.

So this guy owns a small painting shop - He offer me a discount but i have to buy the "prize" which is Chargespeed Type-1 Front Bumper.
It was an used one, the foglight was nowhere to found but i don't think it's a biggie. Well, since it was pretty good, imho, i bought it.

RIP Wallet.

Then i let him paint my car.

Here it is!

You might think that Formula Red is kinda plain but i have a next plan for it. Remember that i want to put some "liveries" on it?

Also decided to paint my wheels. At first i went "what the fuck i regret it this is so wrong" until it changed to "hey it looks sorta good".

After i finished doing my car stuff, in the next day i've decided to take a look around in Tokyo, starting in Shibuya.
It was cool - but crowded as hell. Took this pic, it was pretty lucky shot since the place become so crowded after it...

Also finally did a run in my dream route - C1 Loop. Shit was pretty fun even under speed limit, i don't really wanna take a risk since it was in afternoon...i think?
I didn't go to Daikoku though. Planned to go by night but the police were kinda rough that night, didn't take any pics.

Anyway, took this rolling shot - Helped by that paint guy - Kinda lucky too, since i was not getting caught by doing this in a public road lmao

TBH your 86 looked better with the stock bumper, but maybe i think so just because you don't have the badge on now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The new colour looks hot and perfect for a racing livery, it was worth the trip!

#Lagano :
TBH your 86 looked better with the stock bumper, but maybe i think so just because you don't have the badge on now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The new colour looks hot and perfect for a racing livery, it was worth the trip!

i'm planning to putting back the "scion" badges back into my current front bumper but i'm afraid it'll get loose fast lol
the livery will be pretty much bonkers, just you wait.

i did a lot of brainstorming about how it gonna be but the main thing i keep from the start is to place this character, Anastasia from [email protected]: Cinderella Girls. Hell i don't even know who she is but i just like how she looks (jeez this sounds fucking sad) but i keep it subtle - not so stand out - because well, i'm not fond of overly bright itashas.
completed with a bunch of stickers, hotboi inspired.

a slight nod to A-Bo-Moon team which has this two stickers on his hood. He and his team is always been my hero. Hell i don't even have an R32...

So it pretty much done but i think the sticker count will be raised as much as i keep driving it around. I'm gonna bring it to the Ebisu Matsuri in a few days with Jorge. He's doing his own paintjob at the moment, can't wait.

Well anyway i couldn't drift well but i think i'll be the most standout one there.

How long i haven't updated since? well i guess it's not that long but i think you might interested by what i did in the last weekend.
So as you might remember, i've been preparing things to join the Ebisu Matsuri, you know, that drift event that held every year (or is it?) by the famed owner-part-avid drifter Nobushige Kumakubo himself. As an amateur like me and Jorge it was a great chance to meet the drifters around Japan, also it's a good chance to give the exposure to our newly founded Westkyo team and shop.

Aaaanyway that's Jorge car. Hotboi approved. I think i've been mentioned it a few times and you can check the build progress here.

We decided to drive to Osaka by our car, since Osaka to Ebisu took about 7 hours to reach so we decided to go late before the D-day and hoping to arrive in the next morning. We took a break at the local mcdonalds before taking off. Jorge took the asshole award by parking at the handicapped parking area. But not for long, he moves the car. Seems he's very regretful about it

Ebisu is considered by a lot of people as a drifting Mecca - Visiting Ebisu is just like a spiritual tour, where you can feel how tough the bond between your car and your soul and erm, what the fuck am i talking about. Oh yeah, Ebisu Matsuri!.
Things been kinda different this year after Kumakubo-san decided to ban all the half-assed cars, if you don't know what i mean - it means those thing that people usually called as "drift missiles", dem car with dents and twisted chassis. As people deemed those car as a purity of drifting but it was plain too dangerous to run at the event like this. Kinda understandable though. You don't want to see any people hurt because they got crushed by the twisted chassis or flying fenders.

Luckily we got the garage near the main straight so we could get a good view. Seen a lot of skilled drivers - i think some of them runs on D1SL, FD Japan and Drift Muscle, and the rest were amateurs who just want to have some fun, like us. I think i saw some of the guys who often post their build at this site too!
At the debrief Kumakubo-san warned us to always obey the circuit rules and don't do reckless things - but the most important is, Have fun.

oh, oh, as you might predict, the course were pretty crowded, but it wasn't depicted well on my images i post above and below.

Ok then, track time - Been a month since i heard those SR20 screaming hard. At the first attempt Jorge leads and i chase. As you might predict i was kinda nervous since i wasn't that good at drifting - cough, ER34.

Yeet.

hey seems it all ends well...

...not. Tapped my wing there so some of the bolt went nuts.

Me leading. Kinda likey this shot because the tire doesn't smokes that much. It reminds me with old drifting vid i watch on the VHS, where the cars are underpowered but slidy as hell. Unlike today where everyone smokes even the slightest angle and the only way to win a drift event is putting American V8 engines in your car...
Oh wait i should't do rant stuff, much sorry. Don't want to make a negative feeling around here.

Anyhoo, the event was pretty fun. Everyone seems to enjoy their good time, and everyone feels so friendly to each other. Everyone seems tend to share their knowledge about cars and drifting so everyone could learn a new things. It was pretty cool to see everyone from different background could make a bond by having a similar interest - drifting.

For myself, all seems pretty well until...

FA20 machine broke. It screams "Understandable, have a great day".

Seems the pistons were busted out because i drove it just like a full 24 hours without giving it any proper rest. It's my fault, to be honest, so i can't do much about it. The only thing i'm afraid is how do i bring back to Osaka, since it's practically impossible to bring it back home at such condition. Since i had no choice i had to put this car somewhere safe while i'm thinking how to fix it, properly.

Gladly Kumakubo-san has allowed me to put my 86 into his car yard. Maybe you've ever heard about it, that's the same place where the Alexi/beercan R32 located.
Such honor to park my car in the same place as that one.

at the moment i've been back to Osaka, cuz you know, work. But i'll be back to Ebisu in a days to check out the car.

Also the thing i've realized that this car won't be eligible for a daily driving anymore new daily?